http://us.oneworld.net/article/country/967/ en_US South Asia http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160946/1/ A recent research paper titled: Recommendations for meaningful and successful e-governance in India published by IT for Change argues that the country’s e-governance strategies should be located within the overall public sector reform projects. It also discusses effective approaches to harness the potential of ICTs that are suitable to indigenous context. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160945/1/ A new report by eMarketers has claimed that Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) represent the next great growth curve for both mobile and interactive marketing industry. Out of the 1.7 billion expected subscribers in the region, India is likely to have 560 million mobile users. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160889/1/ India’s Ministry of Telecom has issued a guideline to service providers that they should avoid making promotional ads showing pregnant women and children using mobile phones. The electromagnetic waves emitted from instruments can seriously damage the tissues of the users’ brain, particularly children. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160888/1/ Netbetar.com, the first Bangladeshi net cast radio channel hopes to reach all corners of the country through thousands of telecentres sprinkled across rural areas. Development focused entertainment through radio can help bring issues closer to the poor, feels the team behind the initiative. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160829/1/ MyDuniya, a company offering mobile services in southern India, has launched a unique initiative of emailing through SMS without requiring internet access. Bridging the divide between the mobile and web users, the application also supports group messaging and sending files through an email.